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Life Overtakes Me

Documentary - 2019
Life Overtakes Me
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Hundreds of refugee children in Sweden, who have fled with their families from extreme trauma, have become afflicted with 'uppgivenhetssyndrom,' or Resignation Syndrome. Facing deportation, they withdraw from the world into a coma-like state, as if frozen, for months, or even years.
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Rated:
TV-PG
Runtime:
39 min
Release date:
26 Jan 2019
Country:
SE, US
Languages:
Ukrainian, Swedish, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 2 nominations total
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